CVE-2012-2250

Tor before 0.2.3.24-rc allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure...

5.0 MediumFix available

Tor before 0.2.3.24-rc allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) by performing link protocol negotiation incorrectly.

Exploit likelihood

1.29%Up 0.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Tor before 0.2.3.24-rc allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) by performing link protocol negotiation incorrectly.

Record: CVE-2012-2250
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Tor before 0.2.3.24-rc allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) by performing link protocol negotiation incorrectly.

Record: CVE-2012-2250
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2012-2243 No score

Tor before 0.2.3.24-rc allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) by performing link protocol negotiation incorrectly.

Record: EUVD-2012-2243
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-53mj-fv46-cqg6 No score

Tor before 0.2.3.24-rc allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure...

Tor before 0.2.3.24-rc allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) by performing link protocol negotiation incorrectly.

Record: GHSA-53mj-fv46-cqg6
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Tor before 0.2.3.24-rc allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) by performing link protocol negotiation incorrectly.

Record: CVE-2012-2250
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-2250 No score

Tor before 0.2.3.24-rc allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) by performing link protocol negotiation incorrectly.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2250
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

torproject tor

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`tor` Debian:12	before 0.2.3.24-rc-1	0.2.3.24-rc-1
`tor` Debian:13	before 0.2.3.24-rc-1	0.2.3.24-rc-1
`tor` Debian:14	before 0.2.3.24-rc-1	0.2.3.24-rc-1
`tor` Debian:6.0	before 0.2.4.23-1~deb6u1, plus listed versions 0.2.1.29-10.2.1.30-10.2.1.31-10.2.1.31-1~lenny+10.2.1.32-1 Show 45 moreShow less 0.2.2.1-alpha-10.2.2.10-alpha-10.2.2.10-alpha-20.2.2.11-alpha-10.2.2.12-alpha-10.2.2.13-alpha-10.2.2.14-alpha-10.2.2.15-alpha-10.2.2.16-alpha-10.2.2.17-alpha-10.2.2.18-alpha-10.2.2.18-alpha-20.2.2.19-alpha-10.2.2.2-alpha-10.2.2.20-alpha-10.2.2.21-alpha-10.2.2.22-alpha-10.2.2.23-alpha-10.2.2.27-beta-10.2.2.28-beta-10.2.2.29-beta-10.2.2.3-alpha-10.2.2.30-rc-10.2.2.31-rc-10.2.2.32-10.2.2.32-1~bpo60+10.2.2.33-10.2.2.33-1~bpo60+10.2.2.34-10.2.2.34-1~bpo60+10.2.2.35-10.2.2.35-1~squeeze+10.2.2.36-10.2.2.37-10.2.2.37-1~bpo60+10.2.2.37-1~squeeze+10.2.2.38-10.2.2.39-10.2.2.4-alpha-10.2.2.5-alpha-10.2.2.6-alpha-10.2.2.7-alpha-10.2.2.7-alpha-20.2.2.8-alpha-10.2.2.9-alpha-1	0.2.4.23-1~deb6u1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2012-2250 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Torproject Tor, published February 3, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.29%, the 70th percentile. Fixed in tor 0.2.3.24-rc-1.

References

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